Retired Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah has dismissed the injunction filed to block the removal of Dr. George Akuffo Dampare as Inspector General of Police (IGP), describing it as much ado about nothing.
According to him, the injunction would have had no impact since the 1992 Constitution clearly outlines the procedure for appointing an IGP.
Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, COP Mensah argued that the legal action was unnecessary and would have wasted the Supreme Court’s time.
“The constitution is clear on the appointment of the IGP, so unless there is an amendment, the suit at the Supreme Court would have been a waste of time and amounted to nothing.
“If there is an amendment for an independent body to interview and scrutinize the appointment and selection process, then they would have had a case,” he stated.
On Thursday, March 13, policy think tank IMANI Africa and security analyst Professor Kwesi Aning jointly filed an injunction at the Supreme Court to prevent President John Dramani Mahama from removing Dr. Dampare.
The suit challenges the President’s authority to terminate the appointment of key public officers without proven misconduct.
However, just hours after the application, the Presidency announced COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the new IGP following consultations with the Council of State, sparking mixed reactions.
COP (Rtd) Mensah insisted that Dr. Dampare’s removal was unsurprising, especially with a new government in place.
“This is no news. Once there is a change of government, such changes will happen, just like CEOs have been removed. If someone was not removed, would he [Dampare] have come?” he questioned.
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